Opportunity ID: 328438
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-080320-001 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration: Rehabilitation Training: Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center: Quality Management CFDA Number 84.264J |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
Category Explanation: | – |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Assistance Listings: | 84.264 — Rehabilitation Training Technical Assistance Centers |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Version: | Synopsis 1 |
Posted Date: | Jul 30, 2020 |
Last Updated Date: | Aug 03, 2020 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 02, 2020 Applications Available: August 3, 2020.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 2, 2020. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will post a PowerPoint presentation that provides general information related to the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s (RSA’s) discretionary grant competitions and PowerPoint presentations specifically related to the VRTAC-QM and VRTAC-QE competitions at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx. OSERS will conduct a pre application meeting via conference call to respond to questions specific to the VRTAC-QM and the VRTAC-QE. Information about the pre-application meeting will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx prior to the date of the call. OSERS invites you to send questions about the VRTAC-QM to 84.264J@ed.gov and the VRTAC-QE to 84.264K@ed.gov in advance of the pre-application meetings. The VRTAC-QM and VRTAC-QE pre-application meeting summaries of questions and answers, will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx approximately six business days after the pre-application meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For VRTAC-QM: Douglas Zhu, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5095, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-6037. Email: 84.264J@ed.gov. |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 02, 2020 Applications Available: August 3, 2020.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 2, 2020. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will post a PowerPoint presentation that provides general information related to the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s (RSA’s) discretionary grant competitions and PowerPoint presentations specifically related to the VRTAC-QM and VRTAC-QE competitions at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx. OSERS will conduct a pre application meeting via conference call to respond to questions specific to the VRTAC-QM and the VRTAC-QE. Information about the pre-application meeting will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx prior to the date of the call. OSERS invites you to send questions about the VRTAC-QM to 84.264J@ed.gov and the VRTAC-QE to 84.264K@ed.gov in advance of the pre-application meetings. The VRTAC-QM and VRTAC-QE pre-application meeting summaries of questions and answers, will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx approximately six business days after the pre-application meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For VRTAC-QM: Douglas Zhu, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5095, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-6037. Email: 84.264J@ed.gov. |
Archive Date: | Oct 02, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,344,560 |
Award Ceiling: | $3,344,560 |
Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) County governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Special district governments |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | III. Eligibility InformationVRTAC-QM and VRTAC-QE 1. Eligible Applicants: States and public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of higher education. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | Department of Education |
Description: |
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
Purpose of Program: Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act), as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), RSA makes grants to States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations (including institutions of higher education) to pay part of the cost of projects to provide State VR agency personnel with training and technical assistance designed to assist in increasing the numbers of, and upgrading the skills of, qualified personnel (especially rehabilitation counselors) who are trained in providing vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, who are trained to assist individuals with communication and related disorders, and who are trained to provide other services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. Projects must be awarded and operated in a manner consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the U.S. Constitution and the Federal civil rights laws.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.264J |
Link to Additional Information: | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration: Rehabilitation Training: Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center: Quality Management CFDA Number 84.264J; Notice |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Julius C Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Douglas Zhu, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5095, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-6037. Email: 84.264J@ed.gov. Email:84.264J@ed.gov |
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Agency Contact Information: | Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Douglas Zhu, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5095, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-6037. Email: 84.264J@ed.gov. Email: 84.264J@ed.gov |
Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
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84.264 | 84-264J2020-1 | Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center: Quality Management | PKG00262839 | Aug 03, 2020 | Sep 02, 2020 | View |